President & Governing Board

G.R.I. Governing Bodies

The Gear Research Institute is governed by a tripartite board of trustees representing the membership of the Institute, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA). Each research bloc creates its own steering committee whose responsibility is to select and guide programs within a bloc.

Gear Research Institute Officers
President
Sam Haines (Gear Motions, Inc.)

Managing Director
Dr. Suren Rao
ARL Penn State

Additional Trustees
Robert Wasilewski (Arrow Gear)
Jack Masseth (Caterpillar)
Dr. Avinash Singh (General Motors)
Terrell Hansen (Boeing-Mesa)
Neil Anderson (Pratt & Whitney)
A. Alan Swiglo (Northern Illinois University)
Bruce Boardman (John Deere Technology Ctr.)
Charlie Fischer (AGMA)